Boost your iron!

Having a healthy amount of iron in your body prevents you from getting iron deficiency anaemia and helps to improve the success rates of your blood donation! Maintaining a well-balanced iron-rich diet that includes plenty of iron-rich foods and is high in Vitamin C, brings you a step closer to saving many lives.

Boost your iron with these 6 easy-to-prepare iron-rich recipes, curated specially for you by Chef Ben Kirk of The Carbon Chef, in collaboration with the Department of Nutrition & Dietetics, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital.

Tip!Avoid taking caffeine together with your meals as this will reduce the absorption of iron.

Pump up your iron level easily with other iron-rich foods! The following food are high in iron content:

More information on haemoglobin, iron, and blood donationIron is essential for the production of haemoglobin, which is responsible for transporting oxygen in our body. Your haemoglobin level is measured by a fingerpick test before the actual blood donation.